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Saturday, August 20, 2016

CodeWeavers CrossOver Android preview will be released next week here are the rulz

First of all, thank you to everyone that has written in asking to be part of the upcoming Technology Preview for CrossOver Android.
Literally, thousands of people from around the globe have inquired
about when this technology will be released and when they can start
testing it for CodeWeavers.
To that, I am very happy to announce that we have all intentions of
releasing the Technology Preview of CrossOver Android before the end of
August. While the actual release date is a surprise (to all of us), our
developers have assured us that we’ll have *something* to give to our
many Android enthusiasts before the end of this month. TO THAT POINT, I
think I need to set some expectations for everyone that participates in
our Technology Preview.

Rules for the Technology Preview:
1.) Be cool. First off, don’t be a jerk. Yes, this is harsh, but it is very true. It’s a Technology Preview, not a final product. It’s a utility for
running
a very select number of Microsoft Windows applications (to start), not
for running every Windows application. I know in this day and age of
anonymous rage that it’s easy to be all hateful via e-mail and social
media. Just remember, CrossOver Android is a Technology Preview that
was provided to you for free. Keep this in mind when you test the
software.

2.) Be realistic. Many users would like to run latest games and applications like Overwatch and/or Office 2016 on a Chromebook. But, let’s be realistic. First rule of thumb is that if the application is not supported in CrossOver Linux,
it will not be supported (out of the box) on CrossOver Android. If you
need to know what applications are supported in CrossOver Linux, you
can find them here in our Compatibility Center.

3.) Be positive.
This type of development is really, really, really hard. It’s taken
us nearly three years to get to the point where we are today with
CrossOver Android. I know that many users will be disappointed that our
Technology Preview is not a finished product, but it takes time,
effort, energy, and money to deliver a finished product. All the work
you see in CrossOver Android has been self-funded by CodeWeavers. So, I
would ask you to be positive about CrossOver Android and see the
potential of where this technology *could* go in the future.

4.) Be patient.
We may have several Technology Previews before the final product is
released. To that point, we hope our testers will hang in there with us
as we work to improve CrossOver Android. The product will continue to
improve; and as it does, the end user experience (which is very
important to us) will continue to get better and better and better. We
also expect that more and more and more applications and games will be
supported. Our goal is to get to a final product by the time ChromeOS
fully supports Android applications on all Intel based Chromebooks.

5.) Be a tester.
We expect your feedback on the product. Let us know what works. Let us
know what isn't working. Let us know what you did to ‘break’ support for
an application (so we can do the same thing and work to fix the
problem). The more information you can provide the more we can go about
fixing *your* application and/or game.